Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Florida Pellitory

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Parietaria floridana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Florida Pellitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Parietaria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Parietaria floridana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Florida Pellitory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Florida Pellitory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Florida Pellitory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.